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Caren Vance, MD, CCMS

Dr. Vance has been with Castro Valley Pediatrics since 2000.

She has a BS in Psychology from UCLA. She received her medical degree from UC Davis School of Medicine and completed her Pediatric Residency at Children's Hospital Oakland.  She is a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics and a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society.  She became a Certified Culinary Medicine Specialist in 2021.

Dr. Vance was awarded an American Academy of Pediatrics CATCH Planning grant and a grant from Cooking Matters/Share Our Strength with her colleague, Dr. Miriam Rhew of UBCP Bancroft Pediatrics.  They are currently creating a pediatric program exploring mindset, joyful movement/play, and community through cooking and eating together. 

Find out more at LifeologyLabs.org.  

She has two adult sons and in her spare time she relaxes by volunteering, traveling, cooking, lifting weights, hiking, alpine skiing, and reading.

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